Pëllumb's Story
As with most Albanians I grew up in a family that did not believe in God. However, we did celebrate the Muslims festivals each year. As a young boy I never asked for the reason of these celebrations, but on the other hand nobody ever told me about those.
When I was in the last year of High School, I met a young Canadian boy. I learned that this boy was of the Baha’i faith. I met with him for two months and I learned much English from him, and a little about his faith. After some months I passed the entrance requirements for the collage. There a polish man on staff with CCC told me about Christ and Christianity. At those moments, many Baha’i principals began to awaken in my mind and I began to argue with him. Often he told me that I was a sinful man and for that I needed a Savior, and I argued with him; “I am a good student, I honor my parents, I’m trying to live a honest life etc…”
It was the second year of the University when I decided to receive Christ in my life, because I wanted to be sincere with my self and with the Lord. A very important thing that I learned when I receive Christ was this: “I’m a sinful man even because I refused to know my Creator, the Lord.”
As a born again child of God I had many questions. I wanted to learn everything. God brought into my life a man, who is still my best friend. He was a student that time for mathematics on the last year. God used him to answer my questions. I started attending a Bible study with him and two other students. I learned from him many things: I learned how to pray, how to study the Bible, how to share the Gospel etc.
God used him also to challenge me to join staff with CCC. I understood the urgency of the Gospel, and that was and is God’s call for my life to invest it for the Gospel.
When I was in the last year of High School, I met a young Canadian boy. I learned that this boy was of the Baha’i faith. I met with him for two months and I learned much English from him, and a little about his faith. After some months I passed the entrance requirements for the collage. There a polish man on staff with CCC told me about Christ and Christianity. At those moments, many Baha’i principals began to awaken in my mind and I began to argue with him. Often he told me that I was a sinful man and for that I needed a Savior, and I argued with him; “I am a good student, I honor my parents, I’m trying to live a honest life etc…”
It was the second year of the University when I decided to receive Christ in my life, because I wanted to be sincere with my self and with the Lord. A very important thing that I learned when I receive Christ was this: “I’m a sinful man even because I refused to know my Creator, the Lord.”
As a born again child of God I had many questions. I wanted to learn everything. God brought into my life a man, who is still my best friend. He was a student that time for mathematics on the last year. God used him to answer my questions. I started attending a Bible study with him and two other students. I learned from him many things: I learned how to pray, how to study the Bible, how to share the Gospel etc.
God used him also to challenge me to join staff with CCC. I understood the urgency of the Gospel, and that was and is God’s call for my life to invest it for the Gospel.
Eli's Story
I come form a family with Muslim tradition, but my parents never practiced them. They were atheists. So that is how I was grow up, believing that “The theory of Evolution” was the truth. I did not hear about Jesus till I was in on my third year in High School. At that time I watched the “Jesus” film on the Albanian TV. I did not pay much attention, because it seemed very monotonous to me. When I went to the University I heard again about Christ from my roommate, but I was not interested to listen.
Sometime later a question came to my mind: “Is my origin from the monkey, or God created me?” It was for the first time that I was not sure for my origin. On January 1995 I went for the first time in a Christian Church, there I received Christ as my personal Lord and Savior. This was such a sudden change in my life that I didn’t even expected because I was not that clear about the decision I took. I was involved in a Bible study, but still I was not fill good there. There was emptiness inside of me and I didn’t understand where it was coming from. I wasn’t feeling God’s love and I didn’t understand why. But God showed that I wasn’t seeking His love, freely given to me. So I decided to seek God, spend time in His Word daily, and after that I was able to give an answer to many questions I’ve had. This was a turning point for me, and God was surely changing my life. I was feeling His presence and direction in every step I was taking.
After I graduated from university I had such a great desire to serve God, but I didn’t know where and how. I spend a period of time in prayers to understand God’s leading and He led me to my hometown to work as a history teacher. I had a wonderful ministry for the Lord there. I was leading a Bible study with seven girls. I had great desire to serve in full time ministry for my Lord, and I expressed Him this desire continuously in my prayers. After some time I was challenged to join staff with CCC. I surely agreed and now I am ministering full time. It is a great joy for me to share that great treasure I found, with others and influence people’s lives for eternity. It is so amazing to see myself being a part of fulfilling the Great Commission.
Sometime later a question came to my mind: “Is my origin from the monkey, or God created me?” It was for the first time that I was not sure for my origin. On January 1995 I went for the first time in a Christian Church, there I received Christ as my personal Lord and Savior. This was such a sudden change in my life that I didn’t even expected because I was not that clear about the decision I took. I was involved in a Bible study, but still I was not fill good there. There was emptiness inside of me and I didn’t understand where it was coming from. I wasn’t feeling God’s love and I didn’t understand why. But God showed that I wasn’t seeking His love, freely given to me. So I decided to seek God, spend time in His Word daily, and after that I was able to give an answer to many questions I’ve had. This was a turning point for me, and God was surely changing my life. I was feeling His presence and direction in every step I was taking.
After I graduated from university I had such a great desire to serve God, but I didn’t know where and how. I spend a period of time in prayers to understand God’s leading and He led me to my hometown to work as a history teacher. I had a wonderful ministry for the Lord there. I was leading a Bible study with seven girls. I had great desire to serve in full time ministry for my Lord, and I expressed Him this desire continuously in my prayers. After some time I was challenged to join staff with CCC. I surely agreed and now I am ministering full time. It is a great joy for me to share that great treasure I found, with others and influence people’s lives for eternity. It is so amazing to see myself being a part of fulfilling the Great Commission.